Shelf Styling When styling a bookshelf, I'd like to say I've got some set out formula or theory behind it, with layers and contrast and "30% blank space". I've read that, and while I agree with the importance of having some blank space, you might have it down to too much of a science if you follow that precisely. I prefer an easier going approach of just 'make it look good'. I do try to follow the rule of three to a grouping though. It's a formula that is basic enough, and it's hard to go wrong.  I love adding pops of colour into decor. Isn't that what decorating is all about? Using what you love? I got this bowl from my lovely sis-in-law, and I love having it as a centerpiece on our bookshelf. It's funny, but when you have something you love, the other things you pick out just seem to work with it. I admit, I didn't do it on purpose that my favorite painting and our kitchen curtains and a few other accents all match to this bowl, but that's just how it works out when you go with your heart and buy the stuff that you are drawn to.  Red Pod Vase in Assorted Sizes design by Cyan Design - $65.00 from: Burke Decor LLC  Our kitchen is a little on the small side, so we added a couple of shelves and voila! A little extra storage. But when you are displaying functional items, it's easy for that to get a cluttered look. I try to keep the look uncluttered by having one colour as a starting base, and then keeping the rest very simple and light. Glass is great to use in a display because it works as a filler, but because it is clear, it keeps the display clean and uncluttered.  Having a grouping of similar containers is great for displays too, it's basically a laid out, fool proof way to display those functional items. You can't go wrong with lining up the flour, sugar and salt in a simple, matching row of containers.  Covered Jars With Chalk Surface by Canvas - $28.00 from: Burke Decor LLC Countertop Styling I generally do not like anything on the counters that doesn't need to be there. The coffee pot is ok. The spice rack won't fit into a cabinet, so it's ok. It drives me crazy that our internet router is on there, but it's our only phone outlet, so it'll have to stay. Just lately, I've given in and added a few functional decorations onto the counters because it will distract you from our hideous counters. They are pretty bad. I actually painted an area of the counter with left over paint from the bathroom because I am hoping that paint chips off and starts looking really bad, and we bump the counters to priority on our To-Do list. But until then, I am distracting you with these beautiful wood cutting boards and this really funky wood cupcake stand my sister bought me. Hopefully you are distracted enough to not notice a half painted, fully counter. What was I thinking?  Taste Bamboo Cutting / Serving Board design by Sagaform - $18.95 from: Burke Decor LLC  Another display that has gotten onto my counters is this one here. Sometimes you just need to display beauty, and we all know what you have to do "when life hands you lemons..." Display them. And again, something just works about that rule of three. Even though that bottle of wine is temporary. I'll have to replace it with a bottle of tequila, which would be a much more permanent piece in my books, and it matches better with those lemons!  Set of Three Silver Hammered Bowls design by Twos Company - $120.00 from: Burke Decor LLC  Plants are great to display in a kitchen, and the window ledge is a perfect place for that. I love adding greenery to kitchens, and it's great to have fresh herbs on hand.  Hope you have better luck than me though!! Poor basil... I try. Maybe I should try fake plants?  Peony Anemone White in Ceramic Vase Cluster - $294.00 from: Burke Decor LLC Above the Cupboard Styling Above the cupboards is kind of a under-utilized space sometimes for a lot of people. It's too awkward to store the functional items, unless you are tall or you are down with grabbing ladders every time you need something. Really, it is a great place to shamelessly display a great collection. The important thing is to have a theme though. It would be easy to create a haphazard display if you didn't have a clear direction of what your over the counter theme is. Whether it is a certain colour, or a salt and pepper collection, you need to keep it focused, or you could create a monster. Unless that's your theme....  We are in the process of finishing our basement, and we are doing a pirate theme down there. We have started a collection of all things
pirate-y, which I've had to store on the tops of our kitchen cabinets until we are ready to start decorating the pirate ship, which we now refer to our basement as. It will be including everything from the gang plank, treasure chests, skulls and whisky barrels; completed with a cannonball hole in the wall or something. You think I'm kidding? Eye patches are not optional in our basement. (http://pinterest.com/jenakeenan/a-pirates-life-for-me/) So until then, I've got some serious pirate styling going on in the kitchen.
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